Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly & Shirley Maclaine

[elrota]

I know MacLaine is the star here but Kelly kicks her ass. :)

[charcharpants]

4:47 - Now I see where Beyonce got this move from!!

[DeanLeonard1]

This is a marvelous number--Fosse at his best.

[olvidame03]

All I can think of is Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video. It's riddled with these moves. :P They can't do it like this anymore. It's in a league all of its own.

[illicitxlies]

@olvidame03 Look up Fosse's "Mexican Breakfast" piece. "Single Ladies" is an almost exact copy, I swear. I think there's a dubbed version somewhere.

[traboe]

LOVE paula kelly!!!!!!!!!!

[dmhoude]

Shirley Maclaine and Rita Moreno both said the most talented and disciplined dancer they ever worked with.

[wendyverdades]

I love all three but I wanna be Chita!  She's an amazing artist.

[jocelyn0000]

God this is brilliant.

[DorisDayFanatic]

All of them are SO talented. This is incredible!

[anokaguy]

Paula Kelly was sadly underrated. She had it all.

[1961diaz1]

Paula,Paula, Paula ,eating strawberry jam. Toujour l'amours!

[wendyverdades]

My favorite triplets!

[23wnba5007]

I love Paula Kelly

[themadchives]

happy birthday shirley :) and thanks

[spartacusvikinga]

4 dislikes. There are some weird people in this world. Love this production.

[PhantomLyric]

OMG!!!! I love Paula Kelly!!! And Shirley Mclane too...

[MayaMMGaGa]

Such a great song, I literally only look at Chita the whole time...she's incredible

[coffeecocker]

Love this video, love the movie!!! Thanks for sharing

[TheDancer1230]

i cant wait to perform this dance next month !

[princesslashana]

beyonce has acknowledge that single ladies was influenced by bob fosse choreography so what the problem its not as if shes claining that is was an original idea?

[musicaldramaqueen]

@princesslashana Exactly. What, really, is an original idea anyway?

[spartacusvikinga]

A great song.

[drLazer2010]

I'm not gonna spend the next forty years of my life in the Fandango ballroom..I'm getting out!

[supperbowl43]

Powrfull dead or alive.

[xxxMrSuspendedxxx]

Hey guys, rent "Soylent Green" or download it for free from ThePirateBay if you wanna see Paula Kelly some more.

Oh MAN is she sexy in that flick!

[rndomprtyr0916]

my acting camp is singin this for our show soon (=

[fallread18]

where can i find this music for free??? it's not on sheetzbox... plz comment!!!

[ekahorse]

This dance is like “Single ladies”

[mdoyle1523]

@ekahorse correction, Single ladies is like this dance. hahahaha

[face2facechick]

If I were one of these women watching the recent revival, I would be soooo disgusted. These 3 women put it down...I don't know what the hell people are doing these days because the talent and performances just don't live up to this

[shakand]

something better than this

[coolsweetgroovy]

Love Chita she's awesome

[blkchk]

These women were absolutely FIERCE. I saw this in the movies when it came out. Still give me goosebumps! They can't make musicals anymore because most of these 'singers' have no talent. THIS is talent!

[Luvanpeace]

Thanks for uploading this.

I havnt seen this movie since I was a little girl.

[SHERETTA123]

I am a Big fan of Paula Kelly also .... she's amazing yet i can't find any more of her work.... Dancing

[ShakesTheClown46]

... I "copied" that last line ...

[ShakesTheClown46]

Beyonce "copies" dance moves the same way Led Zeppelin and The Stones "copied" the blues, the way Elvis "copied" R&B and gospel, the way The Beach Boys "copied" Chuck Berry, the way P-Funk "copied" James Brown and Vanilla Fudge... Nothin' is entirely new, but it's all good, and all that is good is nasty, and ain't nothin' good unless you play with it.

[clconenyc]

Single Ladies was stolen from two Fosse Dances. This one and the second one called Mexican Breakfast which he did for his wife Gwen Verdon for a spot on the Ed Sullivan Show.

[kumada84]

"Single Ladies was stolen from two Fosse Dances."

being inspired by something does not constitute "stealing".

[clconenyc]

Well Inspiration is not be confused with absence of creativity and mediocrity. Call it what you want it's still stolen goods, and anyone with eyes can plainly see it obvious. Parts were stolen verbatim. Watch the them and you will see the repeated movements exactly. Inspiration constitutes similarity. Eg, Bob Fosse was inspired by Jack Cole, Martha Graham, and Vaudeville house he grew up in watch Bill Bow-jangles perform soft shoe. Out of his Inspiration a new way of moving was created.

[nfahwi]

@clconenyc

Beyonce is horrible... it was not inspiration... Beyonce also used the Rich Man's Frug...in her first Fosse "inspired video", but her first video didn't feel inspired, it just felt stolen. Beyonce and her people "copy" KNOWING that her audience will most likely never learn of the connections...

She copies Shakira, she copies Tina Turner, she copies Mariah Carey...she is horrible, but talented...she need to go Indie to discover herself.

She needs a bibliography for her videos.

[iantuition]

@nfahwi "Beyonce and her people "copy" KNOWING that her audience will most likely never learn of the connections..."

Oh? Is that why she said blatantly on the B'Day Anthology that the video was inspired by The Frug? Is that why she went on 106 and Ghetto and SAID that the video was inspired, again, by Fosse?

As for copying Shakira and Tina and MARIAH (who is not unique enough to copy) that's a fucking laugh. Stupidity should be a capital offense and you should be beheaded. :))

[nfahwi]

@iantuition

As a trained dancer and choreographer, the videos were offensive to me. Being in the industry you know the difference between exalting and gaffing. It was lazy...like rap music is today, given that Hip Hop is only underground now...and if your next step is to school me on Hip Hop - 20 year old boy - then look out for the guillotine cause you will have just broken your own law.

[iantuition]

@nfahwi I don't care who or what you are - FAIL.

I'm a 20 year old MAN - DOUBLE FAIL.

I'm not a Hip Hop fan, I'm a Beyoncé fan - 3, 3, THREE FAILS IN 1.

I'd like to know where the "lazy" is in re-creating that Frug set and managing to adapt classic Broadway choreography to a high-energy HIP-HOP song, and STILL slaying it.

I won't even ask about "Single Ladies" - the 3 straight minutes of dancing and the 12-hour shoot speak for themselves.

The guillotine is too good for you, how about the axe?

[TrChSpHa]

In Beyonce's case, however...

[bblaxx]

Fosse was god

[hec212121]

4:47 - 4:50

that move is in single ladies!!!

...just saying =)

[LoveLuka22]

We're dancing to this in my dance class. I dont really see the appeal for shirley mcclaine, but I do love Paula Kelly in this. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her.

[annafantasia]

Oooh, love this. I thought I saw Fosse in Single Ladies! Damned if some of it wasn't directly taken from this! Beautiful stuff though, I love that our generation is adapting it and keeping it alive!

[guidoulolo]

i met Chita here in Montreal, she is a very nice person

[FunLoveGirl123]

I have always loved Paula Kelly since I was a child. Those long legs and sassy personality. That's my girl...Chita Rivera fabulous dancer even in her 60's. Shirley is a good dancer and actor but her singing has always been lacking.

[000Bethbex000]

i am doing this a a trio at my drama school and i cant wait :D

[simichbrau]

Yes, Chita is a terrific dancer and has always done well. But for me Shirley MacLaine can really hold her own and as she's aged shes done so many roles I don't think anyone else could have ever been able to pull off the way see can.

[KimLoveJulie]

That´s great but I think Chita is the best dancer and singer oft them but they´re all great!!

[nfahwi]

@KimLoveJulie

Chita is amazing, but has gotten more work.

Paula is technically sound, athletic and MY GOODNESS, did you see her in Big Spender?

CHITA AND PAULA ARE AWESOME, BUT PAULA SLIGHTLY EDGES CHITA OUT FOR ME WITH HER SEAMLESS ATHLETICISM.

[badrice]

watching this video again after the whole "single ladies" craze... you can really see how much they really took from fosse's choreography.

[glenmcneish]

One of the best numbers in a screen Musical and of course Mr Fosse is all over it GREAT!!

[mkmih01]

Chita was the origional Velma Kelly in Chicago! She opened with liza minellie casue the other girl got sick

[LassiePlayDead]

You need to watch Liza with a "Z" ;)

[blkchk]

@LassiePlayDead OMG Liza with a Z was FABULOUS. I have the cd!

[xanaduxoxo]

OMG. i LOVE this scene. i can sing this all day long!

[andrewtarekrussell]

I used to be OBSESSED with this scene when I was in high school (it was in the film That's Dancing) and I kept waiting & waiting & waiting for it to show on TV or be released on video...until finally my dream came true. And you know what? I actually can't watch the flick in one sitting. It works better for me in segments...like this!

[Theoz69]

Funny how many musicals get "referenced" in music videos. Chita Rivera was,afetr all, the original "Anita" in WSS

[507Lunatico1]

Now i see where beyonce "copy" her moves

[sunados]

please REMAKEEE FOR SWEET CHARITY 2010

[TheFever77]

I think Beyonce may have watched this before putting together the video for 'Single Ladies' (Put a Ring On It)

[beekothefreako]

She actualy says she was copying Fosse for that video.

[blackpython]

What I would give to be one of these women, particularly Shirley. Her "Me too, me too, I'm gonna get out too!" is heartbreaking.

[blkchk]

@blackpython And yet, she was the only one that did 'get out'. Although she lost the guy in the end.

[and9347]

Movies were a MILLION times better back then!

[JocelynPadilla25]

@and9347 so true. i'm working to be a professional actress..but honestly the films back in the days were simply amazing compared to most films today. Maybe one day I'll change all that.

i love this song the dances maclaineeeee

[jesusarisen]

i love this musical its so funny

[iodine125]

Music and lyrics by Cy Coleman !!!!!

Great movie!

[LadyAlyss]

at 2:44 the girl in red, sorry i don't know her name, but why is she ...chewing gum?

[PaKipciDaniels]

that's Shirley MacLain

have you ever seen Steel Magnolias?

[lupeana]

Wanna hit something? Here, take a whack'a Weezy! Best line ever, notwithstanding the namesake.

[blackpython]

I think she's chewing it because she was a taxi dancer which back in the day was considered a bit lewd (stereotypically). She and the other girls were supposed to be a little uncultured and ladylike. Also, this musical is based on a Fellini film where the character Charity is based on is actually a prostitute.

[Theatrerat80]

Has anyone noticed that in beyonce's once again took dance moves from this musical? First time was "get me bodied" and now it's "single ladies". It just gives me hope that musicals are on the rise again!!!

[charlyblackeyed]

I'm in love with this movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[vivlingdarling]

it might just be me and i havn't acually seen this whole movie, but does it remind anyone else of the "america" scene in west side story?

[lupeana]

It's actually the same rooftop, with different props and shot from a few different angles...

[GLUTEN88]

I can see why the "Single Ladies" is so simliar to this one.

Look @ 4:47 & 5:26.

Do you see any more?

[nycgrl4ever]

look up "mexican breakfast." its almost move for move :)

[imanirw]

i dont think there are anymore parts but yeah i noticed that too

[dotsymae]

I would love to know how much input Fosse had on the orchestration of the dance numbers...did you set the length of them or did he fill the music that was given to him?

[blues51]

This piece of film is classic musical-dance at it's best. After all these years it still brings goosebumps. Paula, Chita and Shirley are amazing they way they danced and interacted with each other. This is a JOY to watch...and the movie, directed by Fosse, is pure Pizzazz (capital P). BTW, Paula Kelly performs here in LA several times a year...let's hope 2009 has her doing a show again!

[blackkitty369]

Wow! Beyonce has used alot of old school references!

[VenetianSymbol]

@blackkitty369 Jay Z did this with Biggie

[apuppetapuh]

Did she die? Are you sure? When was this? It must have been very recent. I didn't think she was dead. I hope not :(.

[ryanglitter]

he had confused eartha kitt with chita!

[stewartduane]

i lvoe that Beyonce used some of this choreagraphy in Single Ladies. Now you young minions can see where it came from. I think she does a great job with this type of dancing. Its funny that it's from the 60's but it looks so new with all the other vids out today. She is truley innovative.

[luvthecanadian]

:)

Bob Fosse is timeless.

[jamesantonywho]

my favourite scene from one of my favourite ever musicals XD

[RICHBOISHANNAN88]

Beyonce is theaf

[miriame2008]

what does this all havee to with playboy?

[littletrashcan]

i loved doing this song. being nickie highlighted myself. sigh.

[theatremuse90]

Paula Kelly and Chita Rivera make Shirley look like a joke.

[Gobbleknoll]

True, and no one else seems to have noticed...

[DannyHiggs]

Can you believe this was the first film Fosse directed? They asked him because he had directed the stage show, and then he worked wonders with the film, as well. When I really think about it, Fosse's the obvious choice to direct a movie-musical from a Fellini film.

[jhutch524]

Best line: "...something a half-wit can learn". Gotta love the 60's. This is a great number.

[gtb224]

Go on Paula. She is so sexy.

[alexandradawkins]

such a classiiicc (:

[mca1218]

Love how the number opens with the melody breaking in and out of Chita Rivera's initial declaration. A fabulous, plot-advancing and character-defining musical number- and it *does* pay homage to "West Side Story-" intentionally or otherwise, with its Latin-flavored rooftop dance by three REAL dancers: MacLaine, Kelly, and Rivera!! A defining moment of film direction by the brilliant Bob Fosse.

[DanceMotherFuckers]

OMFG! This is the best musical number from song to choreography to actors EVER!

[SHERETTA123]

Love Paula Kelly

[hangyod]

what movie is this?

[MochaMama13]

Sweet Charity, circa 1968

[blkchk]

Three FABULOUS PERFORMERS. They don't them like this anymore.

[dancegoddamnit]

this is the most brilliant fucking musical number ever!

[fossegirl5678]

agreed! i'm obsessed!

[DannyHiggs]

Fosse was not only an amazing choreographer, the things he did with a camera were amazing. And the only got better in Cabaret, and then in his triumph: the masterpiece that is ALL THAT JAZZ!

[GoDanceBoy]

the movies werrent just better,,,this is as good as musical theatre gets from the music to rhe talent to the chorography and direction..this is a collaboration of many genuises!

[ljbforever]

I absolutely love Miss Paula Kelly!

[MochaMama13]

She's my Aunt...thanks, I relay the message. She still performs, if you're ever in Los Angeles, check out the Hollywood Bar and Grill, she does classic Jazz tunes there.

[marshafunny]

WOW. She is soooooooooooooo talented. Absolutely phonomenal!

[MochaMama13]

Thank U

[h1ydrippa]

OMG! I am a HUGE Paula Kelly fan!!!! I don't think she ever got the publicity and fame she deserves! She is so talented and puts these so called entertainers today to shame--she is the total package! She can dance, sing and act--these broads today are just pretenders! Give her my regards let her know she still has fans out here!!!!

[mareindia]

@h1ydrippa yea paula kelly isthe best of the 3

[VenetianSymbol]

@h1ydrippa She's heaven... mmmmm....

[crack3rrrrrrr]

movies were MUCH better way back when

such deterioration of cinematic genius is occuring now.

It's at both times heartbreaking and a reality check for us all.

[SHERETTA123]

I love Paula Kelly

[ronroo]

THIS IS MY FAV FILM OF ALL TIME

[subwaysleuth]

This is one of my favorite of all-time movie musicals. Cy Coleman is a brilliant composer, who never received his just due. The film was not a success, because musicals were "dying." I actually identified with "Charity Hope Valentine" - and I even live in her neighborhood. I'm not a "taxi-dancer," but I did get a shout for doing "Big Spender" with my DVD player in my apt. These three ladies are the Real McCoy. Look at them dance, and count the rhythm (it's complex).

[DemeterMuse]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

CHILD!!!

Three FIERCE ASS'ed, Talented Ladies!

[cinefi]

post the rithym of life!!

[subwaysleuth]

It's got a powerful beat! It puts rhythm in your bedroom and rhythm in your feet...

[justice156]

your mad

[Kiyraesyn]

Bit of a West Side Story-like feel.

But boy, is SHE TALENTED !!!

I LOVE SHIRLEY !!!!!!

In all her chakra-glazed glory !!

[subwaysleuth]

Cy Coleman paid his respects to Bernstein, but this show is his. His burlesque is really fine. After this number, Shirley goes to the employent agency, and the orchestra music dwindles to one instrument: a typewriter in rhythmn. Listen for that. Shirley always chose interesting movies...

[blackpython]

I think they meant in the direction, not in the music. I assume they mean the rooftop parts, where the scenery looks similar to the "America" scene in West Side Story.